It is normal that there is a lake in the Ministry of Revenue.

The Tang Dynasty inherited the old customs and had high requirements for Feng Shui.

Not only does the Ministry of Revenue have a lake, but also other small yamen, there will be a small pond, both large and small.

There is wind and water, this is Feng Shui.

Zhao Chen looked at the fork in front of him and saw that there was no place to hide things around the lake ahead.

"It's just a lake, isn't it possible that Zhao Shangshu still wants to send someone to see it?"

"I remember that this lake is ten feet deep. If you go down, you may be able to come up." Jin Chun followed behind the people and jokingly said.

Mahu also believes that we should not waste our time here.

While there is still time, they can search the entire Ministry of Revenue again.

"Sir Shangshu, let's go to another place first."

"Let's see here when I really can't find it." Ma Hu and Zhao Chen suggested.

"Okay, then let's continue to look forward." Zhao Chen did not insist, but agreed with Ma Hu's statement.

Ma Hu walked in front to lead the way, Zhao Chen and Miss Xue were walking in the middle, and Jin Chun followed the last one by himself.

Zhao Chen suddenly slowed down and stopped in front of Jin Chun.

Jin Chun was still thinking about things, but didn't notice Zhao Chen in front of him, and almost ran into Zhao Chen.

"Why doesn't Zhao Shangshu leave? Could it be that there is any new discovery?" Jin Chun sneered.

"I didn't insist on sending people to the lake just now. Did Mr. Jin breathe a sigh of relief?" Zhao Chen looked at Jin Chun with a smile.

Jin Chun was stunned for a moment, and then realized that it was Zhao Chen who was testing him.

"What's the point of being Xia Guansong? If Shangshu Zhao felt something in the lake, he would just send someone to find it now." Jin Chun glared at Zhao Chen and said.

Zhao Chen smiled, but did not answer Jin Chun's words.

Jin Chun looked at Zhao Chen's back as he continued to move forward, and suddenly felt uneasy.

Stay silent for a moment, and take a step forward.

The Ministry of Revenue is not big, it is compared with the entire palace.

The Ministry of Revenue is very big, at least Miss Xue’s family feels that her legs are going to leave and are useless.

After searching for the whole morning, they found nothing.

After having lunch in a hurry, Ma Hu sat on the steps at the door.

One morning, the yamen runners of Jingzhao Prefecture and officials of the Ministry of Revenue were all looking for the missing 500,000 jin of silver coins.

But what was disappointing was that they found nothing.

Mahu has now completely lost confidence, and he feels that tomorrow will be his Mahu's death.

Now, he just needs to wait for the emperor to take his life.

...

Ganquan Palace.

The emperor is approving memorandums from all over the country.

A large part of them are written in Hedong.

Hedong officials submitted a series of remarks, asking the court to allocate funds to Hedong and speed up the construction of canals in the Hedong area.

The emperor also understood that the matter in Hedong was imminent.

Otherwise, officials from Hedong would not have handed over more than a dozen memorandums in a day.

"Your Majesty, Duan Lun, Minister of Works, asked for a visit." The eunuch with the attendant walked in and moved with the emperor.

"Duan Lun?" The emperor hesitated for a moment, and thought about the Hedong incident. He had to explain it carefully, and then said, "Let him come in."

"Duan Lun, the minister of the Ministry of Works, pay homage to Your Majesty." Duan Lun walked into Ganquan Hall and bowed to the emperor.

"Duan Qing, you must take the matters in Hedong to heart. Today I have seen more than twenty memorandums from Hedong."

"Building a dike is of great importance, so you must not be careless." The emperor looked up and said to Duan Lun.

Duan Lun's face twitched twice.

He also wanted to send someone to support Hedong as soon as possible, but something happened!

"Your Majesty, I am here today for the sake of Hedong," Duan Lun said to the emperor.

"Things about Hedong?"

"What happened again in Hedong?"

"Why don't I know?" the emperor frowned.

If something happened in Hedong, why didn’t you tell him, the emperor? Instead, Duan Lun knew about it in advance?

"Your Majesty, it's not that something happened in Hedong, but that his Majesty allocated 500,000 jin of silver to the Hedong area to build a dike. Something happened!" Duan Lun sighed and said.

"What happened to the Ministry of Revenue?" the emperor asked in search of a voice.

"yes."

"Today I sent someone to the Ministry of Revenue to get the 500,000 ounces of silver that His Majesty used to support Hedong."

"But the minister who reported to him said that 500,000 jin of silver money disappeared for no reason in the Ministry of Revenue."

"In one day, the entire warehouse was empty."

"Now, the Ministry of Revenue is still digging three feet into the ground to find the lost money." Duan Lun and the emperor explained his purpose.

The emperor's face was even more ugly at this moment.

Five hundred thousand coins are the only remaining money left by the Ministry of Revenue.

It was not enough to support the construction of the Hedong area, so the emperor had to think of other ways to raise another 500,000 guan.

But now, the only 500,000 coins have disappeared?

I thought that if the dam in Hedong broke, hundreds of thousands of people from the Tang Dynasty would be displaced and become refugees.

The emperor could no longer control his inner anger.

"Bang--"

Slap heavily on the table.

Ganquan Palace instantly fell into death silence.

Duan Lun dared not speak, he knew how furious the emperor was at this moment.

He didn't want to tell the emperor about this, but it was of great importance. If Duan Lun didn't say it, he would help hide it from it.

If something really happened in the end, Duan Lun would not have the intention to escape unscathed.

In Ganquan Hall, Duan Lun dared not show up.

His head is also low.

"What did Zhao Chen say?" After a long time, the emperor's voice slowly rang.

This made Duan Lun, who was in a depressed state, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, the people sent by the Ministry of Works said that the King of Han agreed that he would send 500,000 jin of silver coins to the gate of the north city before tomorrow." Duan Lun replied.

He didn't know what Zhao Chen meant.

But that's what he got.

"In one day, 500,000 guan, is he going to make up for it himself, or is he going to find the lost 500,000 guan?" said the emperor.

I don’t know whether it’s talking to myself or asking Duan Lun.

Duan Lun hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

Then he heard the emperor say, "Go to the Ministry of Revenue with me."

...

Of course the emperor was angry.

The only 500,000 jin of silver was lost, and he had the intention to kill someone.

But the emperor also understood that killing people had to wait until the truth was revealed.

The people of Hedong are waiting for the money.

When the emperor and Duan Lun arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, they saw Ma Hu sitting on the steps of the Ministry of Revenue.

"Your Majesty, this is Mahu, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue." Duan Lun quickly explained to the emperor.

"The Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he is in charge of the warehouse, right?" The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Mahu.

"Yes." Duan Lun nodded.

He had already anticipated the outcome of Mahu.

"Put all the Mahu family into prison. If 500,000 jin of silver coins cannot be found, all of them will be executed." The emperor said sternly.

The attendants who came from behind rushed over and instantly controlled Mahu.

Ma Hu came to his senses only after he was captured. Seeing the emperor looking at him with a cold look, Ma Hu did not struggle either.

He knew that it was his own life.

The emperor quickly walked into the Ministry of Revenue. When he saw the emperor, he bowed his head and did not dare to look directly at him.
Chapter completed!